Employment Agencies: EU Law

Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to reduce the cost of implementation of the EU agency workers directive; and if he will make a statement.

Edward Davey: On 23 November 2011, Official Report, columns 26-28WS, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, the right hon. Member for Twickenham (Vince Cable), announced a commitment to review the paperwork obligations, within 18 months, of the agency workers regulations, identifying opportunities to simplify them. The Government will also monitor the impact of the regulations on our economy and contribute to the EU Commission's review of the directive in December 2013.